Great warships

Chapter 934 Boom Six N
"How did the foreign media publish it?" Qin Tao also became nervous.

The assistant took out a laptop, opened the screen, and there was already a related web page, densely packed with English letters, and the title of it was impressively written with the words H-20.

"Taozi, read it to us." Elder Lin said.

Mr. Lin is proficient in Russian, and he can talk freely with Lao Maozi, but he only understands Russian, and he still can't understand English, so he needs someone to translate it.

At this moment, upon hearing what Elder Lin said, Qin Tao translated it literally.

"In order to seize the commanding heights of the 21st century, the East carried out the [-]th project. This is not an independent project, but a huge system project, including the Z-[-] in the field of helicopters and the Y-[-] in the transport aircraft. We have reason I believe that in the field of fighter jets, there is also the J-[-], and at the same time, in the field of bombers, there must be a project of the H-[-]."

When he read this, Qin Tao was a little relieved. Looking at it this way, he did not get specific information at all, but put together various conjectures to form an article. Moreover, in this era, this kind of article It is very influential. After all, the East is becoming stronger and stronger, and the theory of the Eastern Threat is very marketable.

"Currently, the most advanced bombers in the East are the H-2 J and the H-2 K. These bombers adopt a variable-sweep wing design and can penetrate defenses at supersonic speeds at low altitudes. Compared with their old H-[-]s, their performance has gone up a level. The H-[-] project will definitely be a step higher than the original H-[-] J and H-[-] K. In view of Dongfang's outstanding performance in stealth aircraft, we believe that Dongfang will definitely develop a stealth bomber. Its performance and B-[-] is about the same, now, let's analyze the data of B[-]."

Everyone is getting nervous. If there is a leak about the H-2, it must come from this place. It is a stealth bomber that competes with the B[-]!

The B2 bomber is the most advanced strategic bomber in the United States. It has a 21-meter-long fuselage, a 52.4-meter-wide wingspan, and a take-off weight of 170 tons. Considering Dongfang’s backwardness in technology such as engines, we have reason to believe that Dongfang’s The size of the H-[-] must be larger than this, and the take-off weight will also reach [-] tons. It is equipped with four engines modified from the H-[-]K and H-[-]J, allowing it to have intercontinental bombing capabilities. With no overseas bases and no way to refuel in the air, its range may reach [-] kilometers, which is more than enough for a round trip, and its bomb load may also reach [-] tons.

"These data are very similar to our H-[-]." Elder Lin said, "It's probably leaked."

"It may also be the speculation of foreigners. They just speculate very accurately." Qin Tao doesn't think so: "Westerners attach great importance to our military industry development, and of course they will use various ideas to speculate on our military industry projects. These are more speculations and there is no solid evidence."

"Even if it's a guess, it's too accurate, right?"

"Based on our current technology, we can come to such a conclusion. There is nothing wrong with this, simply because there is only so much that can be speculated." Qin Tao said: "Mr. Lin, those intelligence personnel in the West, Newspaper reporters also want to make money. They can make a lot of money by concocting an article like this. In the past, when we brought back the White Swan, in order to fool the West, Zhang Zhong said that the program speculated on the stealth bomber plan. I guess , and now this report has revealed Zhang Zhongshuo’s program.”

Mr. Lin nodded: "Okay, as you said, this is to make money. However, this is inseparable from our H-28. This hidden project was revealed by foreigners, which makes people speechless. ah."

"So, we have to be true and false to fool foreigners." Qin Tao said: "Since they have guessed our real plan, of course we have to let them get in touch with a fake plan."

fake plan?Everyone is interested.

"Say it!"

"Our white swans have been training in the dark all the time, which is very difficult. Now it's time to switch to daytime training." Qin Tao said.

Wu Shengli cast a suspicious look.

White Swan?
At the beginning, Qin Tao not only got the Tu-22M, but also got back three White Swans through various methods. In order to prove that Dongfang was not interested in White Swan, Dongfang came up with a project description of the stealth bomber, which made Westerners believe , Dongfang’s interest is in developing stealth bombers.

Now that stealth bombers are really launched, we have to explain to the outside world that we are not interested in stealth bombers, what we are doing is conventional bombers!

"Our H160 must continue to develop. With H[-] K and H[-] J, of course it can't end. We still need H[-] L, H[-] M, and H[-] N. In order to confuse the enemy, we can directly use The code name of H-[-]N, our bomber is a deep modification. While continuing to use the variable-sweep wing, we have changed our engine layout and become a brand new four-engine wing root solution. As for Hetu- [-] is similar? It can only be said that the hero sees and agrees, since this solution is very good, why can’t we use it.” Qin Tao continued to introduce along his own train of thought.

"What kind of stealth bomber is not needed in the future at all. What is the mission of the strategic bomber now? It is to launch cruise missiles as a weapon for long-range strikes. We build stealth bombers just to fly over the enemy's head for carpet bombing? Then It is purely meaningless! The development of our H-[-] is to further increase the load capacity and further increase the range, so we have increased this H-[-] N."

"Will this be a little ridiculous?" Elder Lin asked cautiously.

"What's the matter, did the outside world say anything when we improved to H[-]K and H[-]J?" Qin Tao said: "We can change the shape of a subsonic bomber into a supersonic bomber, of course we Tactical bombers can be upgraded to strategic bombers."

If you want to talk about nonsense, it has already been said before. H22K and H16J are a vivid shadow of Tu-[-]M, which has no connection with Tu-[-] at all, but in the propaganda of the East, this kind of The bomber was improved on the basis of the H-[-].

Since subsonic speed can be changed to supersonic speed, conventional swept wing can be changed to variable swept wing, wing root engine can be changed to tail engine, then two engines can be changed to four engines, variable swept wing plus wing-body fusion, tactics can be changed to strategy, What's wrong with this?

Where do we need a bang twenty, we only need a bang six, and the alphabet is not exhausted yet!

"If you always train in the dark, it's really inappropriate. We should show off our killer weapon to the outside world." Elder Lin nodded: "Now, in order to confuse the outside world and hide our real bomb [-] project, we should Announcing the white swan will also reduce our pressure. I will advise my superiors."

"Well, there is no need to announce it with great fanfare. Just take advantage of the satellite flying over your head, expose it, give the outside world a shock first, and then slowly release more details. That's enough." Qin Tao said: " It would be too shocking if it was announced directly to the public.”

Speaking of strategic bombers, B2 must be ranked first, but what about the second?Figure-160, that is, the white swan deserves it!
In 1985, the American B-1B bomber officially entered service. This bomber adopts a variable swept wing design. After aerial refueling, it has the capability of global bombing. It also has a huge bomb load of [-] tons, becoming the U.S. Air Force strategic force, with hundreds of aircraft equipped at its peak.

For the old man, of course the Americans have to have what they have. Therefore, when the B-1B bomber was test-flying, the Tu-160 also started research and development. Moreover, the appearance of the two bombers is very similar: Wing-body fusion design, from the nose to the rear, the two side strips have been extended to the wing root. Under the wing root, two engine nacelles are symmetrically installed near the fuselage, equipped with four turbofans with afterburner The engine is flanked by variable-sweep wings, and the fuselage stretches backwards and becomes higher to avoid the air flow of the engine. The tail is a cross-shaped empennage.

This is the same goal by different routes. They all want to use the same method to solve the problem of bombers: combine the characteristics of bombers with long range, long endurance and large weapon load with low-altitude high subsonic and high-altitude hypersonic penetration capabilities.

However, the Tu-160 is still very different from the B-1B, mainly because it is bigger!The engine used by this aircraft is NK-32, with a maximum thrust of 137 kN and a maximum afterburning thrust of 245 kN, while the F1 engine equipped with the B101B has a maximum thrust of 78 kN and a maximum afterburning thrust of 133 kN, that is In other words, the Tu-160 engine does not turn on the afterburner, just like when the B1B turns on the afterburner.

Different engines bring about different differences in the whole machine. The Tu-160 is 1% larger than the B20.00B, with a maximum take-off weight of 275 tons and a maximum speed of over Mach 2. With a bomb load of 9 tons, It has a range of [-] kilometers without refueling.

Therefore, when the white swan was developed, it quickly became the old man's magic weapon and the strategic bomber they were most proud of. Unfortunately, there were only a few of them. After the red empire collapsed, most of the white swans produced were in Ermao. there.

Now, a white swan suddenly appears in the East, what will the West think?
Qin Tao came up with a bad idea, and it was also a very good idea. After these three planes arrived in the East, they have always become powerful strategic bombers. Unfortunately, they cannot be shown to the outside world. They have been flying at night for training. Now the time is ripe, and they will be announced. It is also logical.

After the meal, everyone should leave. On the plane returning, Wu Shengli said, "Taozi, the suggestion you made is probably killing two birds with one stone, no, killing more birds with one stone, right?"

"Well, if you can help Nicholas, you can help Nicholas once. After all, Nicholas sitting in that position is more beneficial to us than other people sitting in that position."

"Yes, Nicholas is our good friend." Wu Shengli nodded.

A few days later.

A reconnaissance satellite flew over the 172 factory. Originally, it was just a routine. It flew over a few times a day to see if there were any new bombers here, and then judged the annual production of bombers in the East. This may have a big error, because If the East wants to be concealed, it can drag the bomber out of the production line at night or when the satellite is not in the sky, and then quickly fly to the flying troops.

But today, this reconnaissance satellite had an unexpected harvest. When it aimed the camera below, a big guy quickly attracted its attention.

The bomber below has a variable-sweep wing structure, however, the wing box is fused to the front nose!You can't see the huge giant air intake, nor can you see the two engine nozzles at the rear. The cross-shaped tail at the rear is very weird.

what is this?
The picture was immediately transferred to the hands of intelligence analysis experts. After a few minutes, they came to the conclusion: Tu-160, Tu-160 is actually being produced in the Dongfang factory!

"It's not enough for the East to have the Tu-22M. They actually want to produce the Tu-160. What do they want to do? They have this kind of bomber, and they can fly to our west coast without aerial refueling!" At that moment, Swift immediately threw away the cigar, and cursed loudly: "Their navy is messing with big guys, and their air force is also messing with big guys, and they are getting bigger and bigger!"

"At present, we are not sure that this is the Tu-160. After all, the production line of the Tu-160 in Ermao has been destroyed long ago, and a single Tu-160 cannot be produced. Da Mao has been trying to restart the production line of the Tu-160. But whether it is the engine or the final assembly, it was originally on Ermao's side, Damao has no relevant technology at all, and it will take a long time for them to master it, let alone Dongfang." The assistant said. "Is it possible that the Orientals got the production drawings from Ermao?"

"This is also impossible." The assistant said: "Da Mao has always been very strict about this kind of strategic weapon. Da Mao will never allow a third country to have this kind of bomber."

"Where did the Oriental Tu-160 come from?"

"Hey, is there a number on this fuselage? It seems to be H, 6, N."

"Boom Six N?" Swift picked up the photo in his hand and looked at the number vigorously.

The serial number is sprayed on the side of the plane. It is not easy to see clearly from the top of the plane, but because the serial number is sprayed relatively large, it can still be guessed from the upper part.

"Is this another modification of H-16?" Swift's eyes were gloomy: "Isn't the Orientals fooling people? They changed the Tu-22 to Tu-160M, and now they changed it to Tu-[-] , where is this a remodeled H[-]?"

"However, if the Easterners keep saying that, there is nothing we can do." The assistant said: "Since we can improve from Tu-16 to Tu-22M, why not improve from Tu-22M to Tu-160."

Swift was speechless.

"Well, Oriental people are so awesome. Keep an eye on this aircraft from now on to see when it will fly."

"According to the analysis of our technicians, it is very likely that it will not be able to fly."

"why?"

"This should be a full-scale metal prototype."

"Is the Oriental really developing it?"

Although it has reached the stage of computer design, many designers still make prototypes to be on the safe side. In the past, wooden prototypes were made, but now they have become metal prototypes. The appearance of this metal prototype now shows that the Orientals really do it themselves. Those who came out did not steal a lesson from Lao Maozi.

At this time, everyone's mood is very complicated.

"Yeah, the Orientals probably developed it themselves."

"Oriental people are too smart. Step by step, they have slowly upgraded Hong Liu to this level, which makes people feel emotional."

"Let this photo be leaked to the press and let the press dig in," Swift said.

Now they rely on their own strength and can't investigate too many things. In contrast, the media has more means.

After this satellite photo was circulated, many people became a sensation. Near Factory 172, many reporters and tourists quickly appeared. They wandered outside, seeming to find various news clues. Some people once again used their imagination to directly write related Report.

The H-[-] N is an advanced bomber improved by Dongfang on the basis of the H-[-] K and the H-[-] J. According to Dongfang's model naming rules, we have reason to believe that they have experienced two failed models, namely the H-[-] L And the H-[-]M, however, after these failed explorations, they finally found the right path, which is to develop the H-[-] into a four-engine strategic bomber!
This bomber has the same shape as the B-1B and Tu-160. It is not surprising. After all, the latter two are the most famous strategic bombers of this era. Dongfang used variable-sweep wings on the H-[-]K and H-[-]J Technology, on this H[-]N, has finally developed to the extreme!

It is still a variable swept wing, but it uses wing-body fusion to make the entire aircraft more perfect. The engine is placed under the wing root and becomes a pod layout, so that four engines can be easily put down. Dongfang has been in The progress in bomber research and development is so fast that it is unbelievable!
Although there are traces of plagiarism, it is already very powerful to be able to plagiarize!
If you want an aircraft to fly into the sky, you must have an advanced engine. As for the aircraft in front of you, it is likely to use an engine developed by Dongfang itself!

The most mature high-thrust engine in the East is Turbofan 79. This engine is improved from Da Mao's R-15 engine. The maximum afterburner thrust exceeds 1 tons. This thrust is already stronger than the B-1B engine. Yes, so this aircraft should use a modified version of this engine, and the size of the entire body is also between B-160B and Tu-[-].

All kinds of analysis are so logical that people think that the person who wrote the article is like a designer who has been in contact with airplanes.

However, these articles are not correct after all.

The real information still has to be found in Zhang Zhongshuo's program.

This episode of Zhang Zhong said that the program has aroused the interest of countless people, and the ratings have reached a new high.

"Welcome everyone to watch our Zhang Zhong said, this episode is called Zhang Zhong said Bomber, this time the one who appeared in our studio is Mr. Chen, the designer of our JH-[-], everyone welcome!"

The camera switched to Mr. Chen, and Mr. Chen had a smile on his face: "Dear viewers in front of the TV, it's a pleasure to meet you. This time, I'm a guest on Zhang Zhongshuo's show, and I want to talk to you about bombers."

"Old Chen, can you talk about your JH-[-] first?"

"Of course, in the 80s, our country seriously lacked long-range aviation power and could not protect our airspace in the South China Sea. Therefore, we started the JH-[-] project. By adopting two fuel-efficient turbofan nine engines, our aviation force was able to use it for the first time. Extended to a combat radius of thousands of kilometers."

The shadow of JH-[-] appeared on the TV screen.

"This aircraft adopts a conventional layout, but there are still many advanced features, such as the first use of the small three-point landing gear, the first use of the upper wing, and the first use of the turbofan engine. It was dangerous, and some test pilots even spilled blood in the sky, but this aircraft finally flew out and became the first advanced fighter that we developed by ourselves after getting rid of the Soviet Union. There is a movie called Flying Leopard, which tells this history.”

"Old Chen, how does our JH-[-] compare with other bombers? There are also some sayings that our brother units can already produce J-[-], and there is no need to produce J-[-]. What do you think?"

"First of all, the J-27 is a fighter-bomber. Because it adopts the Su-[-]'s airframe layout, its fighting performance is very good. The JH-[-] is incomparable. However, this does not mean that the JH-[-] is meaningless. It is the largest The biggest advantage is that it is cheap, the purchase price is less than one-third of the J-[-], and it can still perform various strike missions, so the navy and air force are very satisfied with it. Of course, compared with other bombers in the world, it is indeed It is backward, but we can make its performance more and more advanced through continuous improvement, just like our H-[-].”

Finally it comes to Hong Liu!
Many people in front of the TV were excited.

"How do we plan to improve our JH-[-]?"

"We are making an attempt to make the bomber stealthy through shape modification."

"Then Hong Liu will also develop in this direction?"

"I don't think so." Chen Lao said: "Our JH-[-] is a tactical bomber. This bomber is designed to fly over the enemy's head and drop bombs. Although it also drops various weapons outside the defense zone, the basic mission It is still reserved, so it needs to have stealth capabilities, but our H-[-] is a strategic bomber. This bomber cannot fly above the enemy’s head. It must launch cruise missiles outside the defense zone, so there is no need to have stealth capabilities. .”

"Then what kind of performance do you think the modified H-[-] should have?"

"Of course, it's the range and the bomb load. The range must be large. If you want to become a strategic bomber, you need a range of more than [-] kilometers. Flying all the way, you can carry more bombs at a time. That's enough. Cost, if you can only launch one or two missiles in one flight, what's the point, at least twenty or thirty missiles."

"Recently, a bomber has appeared frequently on the Internet and in the media. Can you comment on this bomber?"

Finally, H[-]N appeared on the screen, the satellite photo that had been circulated.

(End of this chapter)